The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-07-29

ana thougn ne processes purpose never 10
fight again, he says so with the reservation
that il anyone really wants the champion
ship he will give the ambitious man a
chance to earn it in the ring.
Another Bostoniansswho has scarcely less
fame than Sullivan as knocker out, but
is known by sight to comparatively few, is
James Mulligan, Of "Mulligan letter.
fame. He has an Office in a lawyers nest
on Court street and is rarely seen. on the
steeets except when on his way to and
from the Office. He is a typical lawyer in
appearance, one Of the style who are
caricatured on the stage Is Marks in
"Uncle Toms Cabin. " Of course he does NOS
dress that way. He wears q plain black
suit and hat is thin and short OF stature
and has q face which is chiefly remarkable
for its lack of any expression that can be
interpreted. One would not know whether
TO trust or fight shy of him, from a view of
his countenance. The grim, self-restraint
Of his profession has seemingly cut all COM
munications between the seat of emotion
and his face. While he was staring at
a copy of Puck posted up by a newspaper
stand, heard tipsy printer at his elbow
relating to companion the story Of Multi
gan's work in politics. The lawyers stare
at the comic pictures was not relaxed par
ticle, and he stood apparently deaf to the
sarcastic conversation while he was alter
nately cur sed and praised for his campaign
record. Ono would not think this insignifi-
cant, stolid man had done more to alter the
current of popular favor in q national cleo
tion than any half dozen nimble-tongued
party orators could accomplish.
"A pitiful outcome is that of the Crownin-
shield Stone romance, which, in its earlier
stages, stirred Boston society with futter
of sentimental interest, and now excites .
mingled feeling of disgust and pity. Flor
enco Stone was known as Q charming &C.
quaintance to many Of the people who have
time and means to cultivate the social
graces, until the denOuement proved that
the whole story of her courtship and COM
ing marriage to the wealthy English Crown
inshield was the creation Of her own brain.
The wealthy lover does not exist nor ever
did; the letters which the unfortunate
woman would read so readily to those who
were in her confidence came through no
mail, and were received only at the delivery
OF her own diseased imagination; the royal
gift that her future husband was to pre-
sent to her on her wedding day was as
as the golden treasure at the end
of the rainbow. .
Her shrewdness in carrying out the de-
ception was itself the abnormal cunning of
insanity. Yet during ten years the IRA |
tional action Of her mind, shown only in
this imaginary correspondence, was not sus-
pected by those xftlf whom Sfle,fivcd. r.
Crowninshield was fiction Of her brain
What event had been SO powerful in affect
ing Miss Stones mind ID not known, and
perhaps never will be. A gentleman who
knew Miss Stone intimately, in expressing
his amazement said: 'She was modest, un-
gentle, and 1 never saw the
slightest sign of arrangement in her. She
used to talk to me freely of her engagement
and coming marriage to Mr.. Crowninshield,
and always SO nationally that never was
led to suspect that it was not all straight.
II she has put others to expense she has cer-
tainly spent great deal of money herself
in her hallucination.
Miss Stone is now in an asylum.
**s
Those ladies who are endeavoring to
round out woman's incomplete ''sphere''
are reported by careful canvasser to be
deeply shocked by the fact that Miss Alicy.
Freeman resigns the presidency of Wellesley
college for the absurd reason that she is
going to marry Men do not resign respon-
sible and paying positions when they marry,
and why should women? That sort of rea-
soning may please the suffragists, but it
doesn't find favor with the pupils at Wellcs-
ley. They think the whole affair TOO
for anything" and look forward
happily to an ideal marriage, notwithstand-
ing their own loss of one who may fairly be
called an ideal educator.
Two persons who were friends of the
multitude have gone-Sylvanus Cobb, Jr.,
he story teller whose pen work has
amused tens of thousands, and Jennie
Collins, the pugnacious, warm hearted
founder OF Bofiin's Bower, and friend and
of working girls
Jennie Collins had been herself q mill
girl in early life, and her later course as a
ecturer and anti-slavery worker opened the
way to her noble career Of benevolence. 1t
Las been said, and no doubt without exag-
yeration, that she has done more in aid of
he working girls of Boston than all of the
charitable societies Of the citv put together
she was in the habit of holding an annual
air to raise funds to supply free dinners
or unemployed working girls. She pro-
ided food, clothing and lodging when
and found employment for hun
lreds of needy women every year. She
lever looked to sect, creed or nationality, |
md made no distinction in giving any sp-
,licant good advice and helping hand |
She had that combination Of unselfish en-
husiasm and strong practical judgment |
which is not common among benevolent |
workers. Long before the associated chari- |
les were thought of, hers was familiar
|gure in those sections Of the city where |
want and poverty most abound, and she
vas as secure at any hour, anywhere in
,oston, as if she had been attended by
'ody-guard of policemen. She was q
rave, persistent little woman.
The old guard, both of the temperance
nd unit slavery movements, turned out to
onor Rev. Edwin Thompson OH his birth
ay He is one of the grand old men who
altered both reform agitations in this /
ountry. He is one Of the three men living
Tho were at the fIst anti-siavery conven-
ion in 1888. Whittier is another of the
urvivors.
Poet Whittier, Frank w. Bird, William
lloyd Garrison (Jr) H. H. Faxon ex-Gov-
rnor Clatlin, these were the kind of men
rho gave the reception to Mr.. Thompson.